Jhon Duran scored two goals and Cristiano Ronaldo scored a penalty as Al Nassr secured a place in the last eight of the Asian Elite Champions League on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, early in the morning WIB, with a 3-0 win over Esteghlal (Iran).
Al Nassr's victory in Riyadh came after a 0-0 draw in Tehran's first leg last week. The result took Stefano Pioli's side to the quarter-finals to be played in Jeddah as part of a centralized tournament from April 25 to May 3, 2025.
Duran gave Al Nassr the lead after nine minutes of the game. The Colombian player catapulted the ball past Seyed Hossein Hosseini after goalkeeper Esteghlal gave the ball to the 25-meter forward from goal.
The Saudi Arabian Pro-League team doubled their lead from the penalty spot. Ronaldo stepped forward in the 27th minute to convert it confidently after Mohammad Niknafs' irregular foul on Sadio Mane.
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Esteghlal's job became almost impossible when koron Ahmadi was expelled for a second offense that was punishable by a yellow card at the end of the first half when he hit Mohammed Al Fatil in the face with his arm.
Duran scored his second goal in the game six minutes from the end of the game when he fired low into the bottom corner of the net.
"I think we played well. We created a lot of chances and scored three goals. I think we got the reply."
"We pressed well together, we pressed them. They made a mistake and from there we scored three goals. We didn't concede a goal and we couldn't expect more than this," said Mane.
Next, Al Nassr will meet Al Sadd in the quarter-finals. The team from Qatar managed to get past Al Wasl's side 4-2 on aggregate.
In the second leg, Al Sadd won 3-1 after a score of 1-1 in the first leg. Their victory in the second leg was directed by Akram Afif who played an important role in the match.
Al Sadd made a comeback after trailing 0-1 in the 10th minute. They then scored three goals in 11 minutes in the first half.
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